| MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES |
 Westlaw Campus Research
via West |
Varies |
Covers U.S. laws, regulations (administrative law), court cases, law reviews, and citation searching. Also has some European Union materials.
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Legal - LexisNexis Academic
via LexisNexis |
Varies |
U.S. state and federal laws and cases plus law review journals. |
Legal Periodicals Full Text and Legal Periodicals Retrospective
via WilsonWeb |
1908-present; Full text: 1994-present |
Indexes legal journals and other publications. Full text of nearly 270 periodicals, as far back as 1994. |
LegalTrac
via InfoTrac |
1980-present |
Indexes 1,400+ major law reviews, international law journals, specialty law and bar association journals, and legal newspapers for most legal subjects. |
| SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES |
Accounting & Tax
via ProQuest |
Varies |
Indexes articles published in nearly 300 accounting and tax publications with official releases from the AICPA and FASB and selective indexing of tax-related information in thousands of business journals. |
BNA Environment Library
via UP - ERC |
2000-2002 |
Major federal and state environmental, chemical, and hazardous laws and regulations.
Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
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CCH Health and Human Resources
via CCH Internet Research NetWork |
Current |
Laws, regulations, industry news, cases, and other information on health care and human resource management.
Click Enter on the left-hand side under Log In. You will be asked to enter your e-mail address.
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CCH OmniTax
via CCH Tax Research NetWork |
Current |
Indexes tax regulations and cases, both federal and state, plus has newsletter and IRS materials, analysis and practice tools.
Click Enter on the left-hand side under Log In. You will be asked to enter your e-mail address.
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Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
via Gale Virtual Reference Library |
2000 |
Contains new and updated original articles covering recent concepts (i.e. adoption, race, the Constitution, birthright citizenship) and court cases since 1992 offering comprehensive coverage of all aspects of constitutional law, as well as biographies of people who have had an impact on our government's legal framework (Supreme Court Justices, Presidents, Cabinet Members, Lawyers, and more). Also covers judicial decisions handed down by the Supreme Court. |
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
via Gale Virtual Reference Library |
2003 |
This encyclopedia focuses on the theory and history behind the law and more practical guides dealing with the law and its everyday effect upon its citizens. |
Foreign & International Law Resources Database (FILRD)
via HeinOnline |
Varies |
Full text of international law research documents, including international yearbooks and periodicals, U.S. law digests, international tribunals/judicial decisions, and other significant works related to foreign and international law. |
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
via Library of Congress |
Current |
Index of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources from member nations. |
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
via Ovid |
1985-present |
Indexes 450+ international legal journals and other publications.
Only 1 user at a time can access this database.
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Major Acts of Congress
via Gale Virtual Reference Library |
2004 |
This work examines landmark pieces of legislation, explaining the historical factors that led to the proposal of each act, looking at the adoption process and assessing each act's impact on American life. All aspects of legislation are covered, including the National Prohibition Act, the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Freedom of Information Act and much more. |
RIA Checkpoint
via RIA
Log in to RIA with your personal account
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Current |
Designed for tax research, includes indexes tax regulations and cases. Includes seven WG&L tax-related treatises.
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State Capital
via LexisNexis |
Current |
Database of state government information including bills and laws, constitutions, legislative issues, and more. |
United Nations Treaty Collection
via United Nations |
Varies |
Includes the full text of treaties of the League of Nations (1920-1944), the United Nations Treaty Series (1946-present), treaty handbook, and the Status of Multilateral Treaties on Deposit with the Secretary General.
Available only at the Green Library, FIU University Park Campus. Consult Government Documents Desk or Reference Desk to obtain the password.
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West's Encyclopedia of American Law
via Gale Virtual Reference Library |
2004 |
Provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics. Includes completely revised articles covering important issues, biographies, definitions of legal terms and more. |
| RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES |
Congressional
via LexisNexis |
Varies |
Database of U.S. congressional information, including papers, bills, and biographies. |
CQ Weekly
via CQ Press |
1983-present |
Weekly newsletter with in-depth reports on current and upcoming issues in the U.S. Congress, and a complete wrap up the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes. |
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1972-present |
Indexes 3,890+ international scholarly journals, government documents, Internet materials, and other publications from over 120 countries on current events in the political and social sciences. |
| INTERNET SITES |
| Law and Legal Websites |
 FIU Libraries
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| Legal Information Center Research Guides |
University of Florida, Levin College of Law
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| On the Docket: U.S. Supreme Court News |
Medill School of Journalism, NWU
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| Legal Information Institute |
Cornell Law School
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